Vinita Daily Chieftain. (Vinita, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 125, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 9, 1909 Page: 1 of 4
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VINITA OKLAHOMA THURSDAY SEPTEMBERS
1909
FIVE CENTS PER COPY
VOL. XI. NO. 125
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GREAT FINANCIER
Hill IS DEAD
After an Illness of Many Months Rail-
road King Submits to the
Inevitable.
By Associated i'ress.
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Arden N. Y. Sept. 9.
Edward H. Harriman the
.railroad king died at his
summer home here this af-
ternoon after a lingering
Illness of many months.
Many rumors of his death
were circulated in Wall
street this morning and
brought out a statement
at 9:15 from Dr. Lyle that
the great financier's condi-
tion was unchanged. At
1:45 this afternoon a tele-
phone call to the Harriman
home brought a flat denial
of the death. This joy-
ous' news was 6hort lived
however for the next mes-
sage from the mansion
on the Hudson told the
world Harriman was dead.
The death of Edward H.
Harriman marks the pass-
ing of the recognised king
of the financial world and
the effect of his death up-
on the stock majkets will
be wonderful.
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DEVELOPMENTS ftRE
EXPECTED AT COSFEBEHCE
By Associated Press.
Saratoga X. Y. Sept. 9. Democra-
cy's proposed rejuvenation undertak-
en by a committee of democrats who
are not in accord with the party's
present management in New York
state promises some interesting de-
velopments during the conference
which begun a session here today.
Prominent among the conferees are
Alton B. Parker ex-Justice D. Cady
Herri'ck Edward M. Shepard Thomas
M. Osborne ex-Justice .Morgan J.
O'Brien Augustus Van Wyek and Dis-
trict Attorney Jerome.
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Negroes in anooung nray.
A shooting scrape occurred in the
north part of town this afternoon be-
tween Boogy Sanders and another
negro known as Dan but whose cor-
rect name is not known. The shoot-
ing occurred so late that it was im-
possible to learn the details futher
than that neither was hurt.
KEGHO LEAPED FROM
TRAIN BUT IS LASSOED
Oklahoma City Okla. Sept. 9. At-
tempting to escape from Sheriff Cox
of Hillsboro Tex. Sam Hatchett a
negro on whose head rested a ?7000
reward jumped handcuffed through
a window of a Frico train near Henry
etta yesterday. The train was going
at a high rate of speed. The negro
was not injured hut ran across fields
and was making for the timber.
Louis Bland a cowboy employed on
the Pickens Brown farm spied the
negro and seeing that he was hand-
cuffed supposed he was an escaped
prisoner and lassoed him with his
rope. He brought the negro to Henry-
etta where the sheriff and a posse
were in readiness to make a search
for the negro.
Sheriff Cox had arrived from Hills-
boro Tuesday and started from Sa-
pupa yesterday morning where the
negro had been in custody. The ne-
gro is wanted in Texas for the horrible
murder of a woman a few days ago
when after beating to death a woman
he poured oil over her body and set
it on fire.
FRIENDS GR001IG
Ifll HID DnPt
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Don
unui
Notwithstanding Preference of Judge
Brown to Stay Out He Will
Be Drafted.
"Tom Brown will be a candidate
for governor" said a well known Vin-
ita democrat this morning. He has
admitted that under certain conditions
he would be a candidate and we are
going to draft him to make the race.
Northeastern Oklahoma wants to see
a clean progressive nian in the guber-
natorial chair a man that will add to
rather than detract from the dignity
of the state and Judge Brown is such
a man. It is my belief that the race
for the nomination will be between
Bill Murray and Judge Brown and
there is not a doubt in the minds of
the democrats of this section who the
nominee should be. We had enough
of Bill Murray's demogogy during the
first state legislature."
The above statements were brought
out by the article in Tuesday's Chief-
tain in which it was stated that Judge
Brown preferred to remain out of the
race. However friends of the judge
state that he will make the race and
are lining up for him strong.
Judge Brown during his term on
the bench in this district has made
an enviable Niecord as a "judge with a
human heart" and will prove a strong
factor in the democratic race.
Miss Ruth Sims has accepted a posi-
tion in the Pryor Creek schools and
will leave for that place Saturday.
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EDUCATORS o
feet chool - has no terrors
The ample 5-toed roominess of t
EDUCATOR "leta hl feet grow as t
should" he forirets that ha has feet. T
wronsr-sh&ped shoes stop the circulation
vent freedom of movement thus making ;
ful minds dull andjoyless. r.lanya poor pupd
only needs a change ta EDUCATOR shoes
the ounce of prevention for foot-ills of mature
years. Made by Rica Cc Hutchins for every
member of the family.
Full Line on Display f
All
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DECISi
LEAVE
TO SfflllSTS
Coast and Geodetic Survey May Settle North
Pole Controversy Survey is Obligated to go
Over Peary's Papers Cook is Undisturbed
When Peary's Denunciation is Shown-
s His Observations Will Prove
His Statements.
Sayi
By Associated Press.
Washington P. C Sept. 9. The
(oast and geodetic survey will under-
take to arbitrate the Peary-Cook con-
troversy providing Dr. Cook requests
that it should do so. In view of the
fact that Peary has been operating un-
der directions of the geodetic survey
it will become the duty of that insti-
tution to compute his note without a
request from any one and acting su-
perintendent Perkins said today that
if Cook should so desire the survey
would go over his papers also.
Port Amour Labrador Sept. 9. At
8:00 a. m. the steamer Roosevelt with
Commander Peary on board is suppos-
ed to be still at Battle Harbor Labra-
dor. The weather is line here.
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12 inch Rulers for all the scholars
KILFOKD-BERGER SHOE COMPANY
MH Til WILSON STPLFTT
Copenhagen Sept. 9. "I have been
to the North Pole. As I said Tues-
day night when I heard of Comman-
der Peary's success if he says he has
been to the pole I believe him.
"I am willing to place my facts and
figures and worked out observations
before a joint tribunal of the sci-
entific bodies of the world. In due
course I shall be prepared to make a
public announcement that will effect-
ually dispel any doubt if there -can
be such of the fact that I have reach-
ed the pole. But knowing I am right
and that right must prevail I will sub-
mit at the proper time roy full story
to the court of last resort the people
of the world."
This is Dr. Frederick A. Cook's
reply to Commander Peary.
Coming so quickly upon the other
dramatic incidents of the week
Peary's dispatch denying that Cook
had achieved the triumph for which he
has been feted and honored in Copen-
hagen beyond the lot of any private
person has been read here with feel-
ings of amazement and concern.
But Dr. Cook himself seems in no
wise distrubed. He was perfectly cool
and apparently unmoved when con-
fronted last night with the telegrams
from the United States saying that
Peary had denounced him as an ini-
poster. Regarding the controversy over his
alleged taking of Peary's stores. Cook
asserts that he has written and other
satisfactory evidence that Peary took
his stores perhaps believing him dead.
"Harry Whitney is personally ac
quainted with all the facts and per-1
haps what he has to say when he re- i
turns may be interesting" added the
explorer.
Then Cook remarked quietly: "Make
as little as you can of this and don t
say anything disagreeable about
Peary."
Cook told captain Sverdrup and an
other friend the day after he landed
here that he hoped there would be no
unpleasantness over the supplies with
the Peary party; that he had found
some of Peary's men in possession of
one of his depots and had turned them
out unceremoniously.
It is settled that Dr. Cook will send
the ship back to bring to America the
two Eskimos who accompanied him
on the last stage of his journey to the
pole as well as some of the party who
were sent back when the start of the
last stage began. Sverdrup may com-
mand the expedition. It is Cook's de-
sire that he shall do so and they con-
ferred for some hours yesterday re-
garding the oetails of the expedition.
Cook's purpose in bringing the Es-
kimo comrades to America is to have
them relate their stories of the trip
to the pole.- He proposes to have
them exnminf-u by men familiar with
the Arctic and the Kskiuio !atiKtroo
including mcinheis of the lVniy party
if they wish.
New York Sept. 9. Among the
friends of Dr. Cook here who rallied
to his defense yesterday was Captain
H. S. Oshorn president' of the Arctic
Club of America who in an interview
attacked Peary's creditihility and de-
clared the evidence would be forth-
coming snortly to support Cook's po-
sition and show that Peary's charges
were unfounded.
In the course of this interview Cap-
tain Oshorn said:
"Peary in making these charges is
digging his own grave. He is a col-
ossal fakir and his statements are
the fabric of untruths. As soon as
he sets foot in New York Mr. Brad-
ley and myself will give out the af-
fidavits in support of our position.
"I have affidavits stating that Peary
opened Cook's trunks and took out his
obsevatious and data and that'he open-
ed a leter Cook had written to Mrs.
Cook read it and then sealed it up
again. Peary also wrote to Mrs. Cook
telling her boldly that her husband
was a fakir."
ELEVEN HEN REPORTED
KILLED BY CSIIBJLS
By Associated Press.
Ottawa Out. Sept. 9. The murder
of eleven men by canlbals is announc-
ed in a cable dispatch from Sydney
New South Wales. It says: "A
tragedy is reported from New Heb-
rides. Captain Lindsay master of the
Ketch Kahout was first speared and
then clubbed to death by a horde of
cannibals. The crew numbering ten
was massacried and the vessel seized
by the savages and burned. Some of
the crew of a French ship also were
captured by the natives and since
have been unheard of."
VINiTA YET TO BE
THE OIL BELT
Well Shot Yesterday Proves to Be
Oiler Estimated at 15 to 50
Barrels-
SMITH BRiNGS 10
PRISONERS FROM TULSft
Deputy Jake Smith returned from
Tulsa this afternoon with Frank D.
Rush and George Randall wanted on
a charge of stealing a saddle from
Rufus Armstrong and taking it to Tul-
sa and selling it. Rush is said to be
an ex-convict and an all-round notor-
ious character whom the sheriff has
been wanting to get hla clutches on
for several months. Little is known
of Randall.
There is great elation among the
men who yesterday shot the prospect
well about fifteen miles west of Vinita
and found it to be a greaser estimated
at all the way from fifteen to fifty
barrels production. It is impossible as
yet to tell how much the well will
produce as it does not flow and the
pumps are not yet in place. The oil
was struck at a depth of about 470
feet. The strata of sand Is believed
to contain a high grade of oil but as
there Is no gas In that field there will
probably never bo a flowing well pro-
duced in that vicinity. The result of
the shooting proves conclusively that
there is oil much farther east than
has before been claimed. The success
of the well shot yesterday It Is be-
lieved will cause considerable activity
in the new field.
A great crowd of deeply interested
spectators gathered to see the well
brought in.
Fast Train In Collision.
By Assoc'ated Press.
Salt Lake City Utah Sept. 9. The
fast train number one on the Salt
Lake Los Angeles & San Pedro west
bound Collided with a local train near
Tultic Junction today. A number of
persons are reported injured. The
fast fain was making up time.
Mr. and Mrs. Vilton Ratcllff and
Miss Eva RatclilT returned from Tul-
sa last evening.
ALICE WEBB DUKE IS
SENT TO INSANE ASYLUM.
By Associated Press.
Chicago. 111. Sept. 9. Alice Webb
Duke the divorced wife of Brodie L.
Duke the tobacco magnate was today
committed to the asylum for the in-
sane at Kankakee. The once brilliant
bride of Duke appeared to be a com-
plete mental and physical wreck.
Thos. Costeiia of Fort Scott Kans.
was mingling with Vinita business
men here today.
Miss i'es.-i
the guest of
this niornivf
will teach in
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for us by the John B. Stetson Co. and
are the best values possible to retail at
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Lines of men's and boy's Apparel
Kuppenkeimer Suits priced at $17.50 to $25.00
Sanders-Wright Lenox Suits always $15.00
"Crown Brand9' Trousers priced at $3.50 to $6.00
Monarch and Cluett Shirts priced at $1.50 and $2.00
Regent Lenox Walk-Over and Stacy Adams Shoes
priced at $3.00 t $3.50 $4.00 $5.00 and $6.00
Press Plade Clothes for boys also hats caps
shoes etc. everything for their school outfit.
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